5. Fill in the blanks and match the main idea of each part. Part 1 What they really saw and

1 para(s)___Part 2 para(s)___ 2 Part 3

felt on the trip.

brief introduction about their trip.Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.

para(s)___ 3-5

(T/F)

Careful reading

Q1. They are flying directly to the Atlantic coast. Q2. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives in Vancouver. Q3. Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver. Q4. You can’t cross Canada in less than five days by train. Q5. The girl looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. Q6. Thunder Bay is a port city at the top end of the Great Lakes, near the centre of the country. Q7.The population of Canada is over 30,000,000.

Part 1 ( 2minutes )

Read the 1st para. and finish the chart below.

brief introduction about the trip who______ Li_____ Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian

Part 3 ( 3 minutes )Read paragraphs 3-5 and answer the following questions. Vancouver1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day? 1Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains. 2 … Calgary… 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty… 3 What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days’ travel? 4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…

route

Time

4 Where did they go after dinner?5 That night … across 5 Which lake did the train Lake rush Superior across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地)? … Toronto

Vancouver

The Rocky Mountains mountain goats grizzly bear eagle

Calgarycowboy horse riding races

Cowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.

Thunder Baya very busy port

Where is Thunder Bay?

At the top end of the Great Lakes

Toronto

SummaryLi and Liu went to Canada for a visit. Rather _____ than take the plane all the way, they _______ decided to take the train from west to east ______ across Canada. First, they flew to Vancouver, which is Canada’s most beautiful city, ___________ surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Then, on the way to the station, his friend Danny ______about their trip and he said they could see some chatted great________. train, the scenery That afternoon _______the aboard cousins _____ settled_____ down in their seats. During their trip they managed ________ to catch sight of some wild animals. Although they had learned that Canada’s population slightly over thirty million, after two days’ travel is only_______ they still felt _______to amazed see such an empty country. After they visited other beautiful places, that night as they slept, the train rushed towards Toronto.

SummaryDistance from east to coastPopulation Basic facts about Canada

Where most Canadians liveLocation of large fresh water supply Vancouver Key points about Calgary Thunder Bay